C1 Dignity

Gao Yuan held the few hundred yuan in his pocket tightly. The sweat on his hands had already soaked the money. However, he still didn't dare to let go. He was afraid that the money would fly away from his pocket. He looked at the cars coming and going on the street. He really had the feeling of jumping into the middle of the road and dying instantly, but he held it in. He had to hold it in. Because he knew that the burden on his shoulders was still very heavy. Recalling the scene just now, Gao Yuan felt as if his heart had been pierced by a sharp blade again. It was incomparably painful.

This year, Gao Yuan was admitted into Nanjing's famous Southern Industrial University, which was ranked 16th among all the universities in the country. In fact, with his grades, he could go to better universities in Shanghai or Beijing, just because Gao Yuan's uncle was in Nanjing. Although he was just an ordinary civil servant, he had a good life. There was a three-bedroom, one-bedroom house. His mother had already contacted her uncle. If Gao Yuan went to Nanjing to study, he would live there. His uncle had helped Gao Yuan's father a few years ago. He had been looking for an opportunity to repay his kindness for so many years. At once he patted his chest and promised that he would settle his nephew. He also promised that after his nephew graduated, he would be able to settle down in the Nanjing. After receiving his uncle's promise, Gao Yuan applied for the Southern Industrial University without worry. He checked in and stayed at his uncle's house. Initially, everything went smoothly, but it had only been a month since the start of school. The military training had just ended, and everything slowly changed.

Gao Yuan's family was very wealthy when he was young. Gao Yuan's father had arranged for his brother-in-law to work as a civil servant through his connections. He did not arrange for his sister-in-law to work as an accountant in a state-owned enterprise. Gao Yuan's family had a close relationship with his uncle's family back then. When Gao Yuan was 14 years old, his father, Gao Yongming, lost everything because of a big gamble. When Gao Yongming lost all his assets, he still owed the other party 3 million yuan. The other party's terms were very simple. Either he would play with his wife for a month, or he would owe him his right hand. Gao Yongming was also a man of integrity. He crippled his right hand on the spot. The other party saw that he was really a man, so he left him 300,000 yuan before he left. It was fine if he wanted to find a small place to spend his life in an ordinary manner.

Without his right hand, Gao Yongming could no longer do it. For this reason, he had been dispirited for three years. Three hundred thousand yuan had been spent in the hands of this man who once looked down on money. In just two years, he had squandered all of it. Gao Yuan's family also moved from Shenzhen to a small county in Jiangsu. That was his mother's hometown. With his mother's relationship with his classmates, his mother found a job as a substitute teacher. His monthly salary was only 600 yuan. However, the rent for the two-bedroom house was 360 yuan per month. Left with no choice, her mother found a part-time job as a supermarket shopping guide. It was seven to eleven o'clock in the evening. Under such great pressure, her mother, who had once mesmerized everyone, in just three years, He seemed to be a teenager. Her once beautiful face was full of wrinkles, and more than half of her hair had turned white. However, there had never been any complaints. Gao Yuan had painstakingly trained Gao Yuan from junior high to university. In fact, Gao Yuan had heard his mother crying in the bathroom in the middle of the night more than once. Ever since then, Gao Yuan swore to himself that he would let his mother live a good life.

In the past two years, his father was no longer so dispirited. He had bought a tricycle. The wholesale pirated books went to stalls in front of the schools. At the right time, he could earn five to six hundred dollars. Even so, Gao Yuan's life didn't change much. The family of three only had about three hundred and forty yuan per month. Most of the money was deposited into the bank as Gao Yuan's university fees. Gao Yuan really did live up to his expectations. With his fifth place in the entire school, he entered the Southern Industrial University. While the other students were immersed in excitement, Gao Yuan's family fell into a dead silence. Although his parents had worked hard for years, they had less than five thousand in their bank account. The school's tuition fee for one school year was five thousand six hundred yuan. This money did not include the accommodation fees and book fees.

Because of the move, most of his father's connections could no longer be contacted. Moreover, a strong father wouldn't contact his former friends. His mother's relatives could only talk to a few female distant relatives in the countryside. It was already very embarrassing for them to take care of some rice noodles. Now that he had gone to borrow money, his mother was really speechless. Fortunately, Nanjing's uncle had provided support of 2,000 yuan. She had promised Gao Yuan to stay in his house, which helped alleviate the crisis in Gao Yuan's family.

School had started and the school fees had been paid. The tuition fees and miscellaneous fees were all in Gao Yuan's hands. He only had seven hundred yuan. As the saying goes, poor people have short ambitions. It was really difficult to spend this semester with seven hundred yuan. School had just started and it was military training. The idea of going out to find a part-time job could only be fruitless. Hence, Therefore, Gao Yuan tried his best not to eat lunch. He waited until he returned to his uncle's house at night to eat more. It was precisely because of this that the petty aunt, Feng Jie, became more and more angry. Originally, this aunt had a very good attitude. After all, Gao Yuan's father found her such a stable and leisurely job back then. She still had a heart of gratitude. However, as time passed, everything faded away.

Because of military training, Gao Yuan had to take a bath every time he came back. It took him more than half an hour to take a bath, and he had to wash his clothes after that. It had been more than an hour since then. Feng Jie, who liked to be clean, would take a bath every time she came back from work. But now, Gao Yuan was occupying the shower room. She had to wait for more than an hour every time. In the past, Feng Jie liked to be busy at home in her pajamas after taking a bath. But now, there was a young man who was 20 years old. It was really inconvenient to wear pajamas. Every time she finished showering, she could only find a suitable set of clothes to wear. This wasn't all. There was someone else at home. Furthermore, he ate a lot every night. In the past, he only needed to make two dishes. But now they had to make two more dishes. In the past, she didn't want to cook anymore. The family went to the restaurant to eat, but now.

Feng Jie's temper became more and more irritable, and she quarreled with her uncle Chen Xi almost every day. Every time they argued, Chen Xi could only sit on the sofa with a cigarette in his mouth and sigh. Gao Yuan also felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, as well as that cocky cousin of his. A child who was only ten years old, he had no idea where his vanity came from. No matter what beverages he drank or ate fruits, he would show off and ask his brother from the village town, "Have you seen this before? Have you eaten this before? Our family eats it every day." Gao Yuan sat across from him and ate leisurely. He did not want to experience it with children. However, his pride as a man caused his anger to erupt uncontrollably. This afternoon, when his cousin showed off a bottle of 'pulse' in front of him, Gao Yuan, who couldn't stand it any longer, pushed him onto the sofa and roared, "What are you showing off for, kid? When his brother went to Macau, Back in America, in France, were you still wearing diapers?"

His cousin was crying. When his aunt saw Gao Yuan screaming at her son, she immediately pointed at Gao Yuan angrily and scolded him, "Your family is rich. You went to Macau, America, and France. But now, your family is so poor that you can't even afford to go to school. They even came to my house to freeload for nothing. They even have the face to say that my son, if you have the ability, go abroad now. You go! You go! "

Chen Xi, who had rushed over after hearing the sound, could only dissuade him, but Gao Yuan had already been completely enraged. He did not say anything. Instead, he went back to his room to pack his things. He wanted to leave this place. He wanted to sit upright and not look at other people's faces under other people's roof, because he was a man.

His uncle, who was persuading Feng Jie outside, did not realize what he was doing. When Gao Yuan pushed his simple luggage, When he walked out of the bedroom, Chen Xi realized that he had gone too far. Feng Jie, who was crying, did not expect her anger to hurt this man who could be called a man. She walked over and said in a trembling voice, "Gao Yuan, It's all Aunt's fault. Aunt shouldn't be so angry. Don't be angry. Stay. "Okay?

Gao Yuan turned to the two of them and said, "Uncle, aunt. I don't blame you. Don't stop me. "I'm a man. How can I stay under someone else's roof? Thank you for taking care of me these days. I'm going out to find a job with food and accommodation as a part-time job. "If my parents call, you can tell them so." Chen Xi wanted to say something, but Gao Yuan had already opened the door and walked out.

Gao Yuan grabbed the money in his hand again. He walked without any purpose. He did not know where he was now, but he wanted to find a small hotel to stay in. However, when he thought of the money in his hand, he could not help but hold it in. The military training had ended. The money in his pocket had decreased by more than 70, and now there were only 600. If he could not find a suitable job tomorrow, he would have to sleep on the road. Looking around, This wasn't a busy street, and there was no place to show the time. He did not know what time it was. Gao Yuan thought that the subway should be okay. He could go there and sleep. However, he did not know how to get there. He should find a place with a lot of people to ask. Thinking of this, he quickened his pace.

Just as he took a few steps, a vague shout suddenly came from behind him: "Save me, handsome guy, save me?"

Gao Yuan was shocked because there was no one behind him. The voice shouted again and Gao Yuan realized that there was a person squatting in the tall cypress tree in the pond behind him. Gao Yuan mustered his courage and walked over, only to find that it was a woman. She had long hair and her face was not clearly visible. He walked in and laboriously picked her up. The pungent smell of alcohol assailed his nostrils. It turned out that it was a drunk woman. When Gao Yuan carried her out of the flower pond, he discovered that this woman was very young. She had a very good figure and was more than 1.7 meters tall. The 1.7 meters tall Gao Yuan still had some difficulty supporting her. Gao Yuan was about to ask something when the woman leaned against him and said urgently, "Quick. Take a taxi and leave this place."

Gao Yuan did not know what was going on, so he could only wave at a taxi passing by. The two of them had just gotten into the car when they heard a few people running over from behind. They shouted as they ran, "Stop, stop!"

Gao Yuan knew that the matter was urgent. He shouted angrily at the driver, Kong Dao. "Drive faster." The driver didn't know what was going on. A group of people had chased after him from behind the car. The person behind him was so fierce that he thought he had run into a gang of gangsters. He quickly stepped on the gas, and the taxi sped out. The people behind him ran for a long time before stopping in anger.

Seeing that no one was chasing after him, Gao Yuan let out a sigh of relief. Only then did he notice the beauty sleeping on his chest. She was wearing a white dress with blue flowers on it. A pair of highheeled sandals, the smell of alcohol mingled with a charming faint fragrance. Long eyelashes. Together with the pale blue eye shadow, it was a fascinating sight. Her tall nose, coupled with the faint lipstick on her lips, made her look especially charming. Gao Yuan couldn't help but feel intoxicated. The beauty let out a cry and moved her body. Gao Yuan quickly whispered into her ear and asked, "Where is your house?" The beauty seemed to be unable to stand the itch in her ear and turned her head. "East Garden, number 21."

The East Garden District was a villa area. Gao Yuan knew that because the place was not far from his school, he told the driver to go to East Garden District, Number 21. The driver replied and did not say anything.

Gao Yuan then lowered his head and looked at the beauty in his arms. At this moment, because the beauty had her head turned, the furrow under the dress appeared in front of Gao Yuan's eyes. Although the lights in the speeding carriage were flickering and flickering, even so, Gao Yuan's breathing was still rapid. The driver turned on the lights in the carriage. Gao Yuan's face turned red. He quickly sat up straight. He said in embarrassment, "Thank you, Yang. Haha. Turn off the lights!"

The driver also chuckled and looked at him through the mirror. "They're all men. Hehe, brother is so blessed with women!"

Gao Yuan smiled helplessly and did not say anything else.